James Montgomery Quotes


Eternity: a moment standing still for ever.


Citations

Montgomery, James. The Pelican Island, and Other Poems. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827.

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James Montgomery
James Montgomery
  • Born: November 4, 1771
  • Died: April 30, 1854
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Poet / Newspaper Editor

James Montgomery was a Scottish-born hymn writer, poet and editor, who eventually settled in Sheffield. He was raised in the Moravian Church and theologically trained there, so that his writings often reflect concern for humanitarian causes, such as the abolition of slavery and the exploitation of child chimney sweeps.